The breakthrough came when President Lyndon B. Johnson, through a presidential proclamation in 1966, designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. However, it was not until 1972 that President Richard Nixon signed a law declaring Father’s Day a permanent national holiday.
What day was Father’s Day on in 1973?
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, in accordance with a joint resolution of the Congress approved Ap, do hereby request that J, be observed as Father’s Day.
Why is June 3rd Sunday father’s day?
Although the idea was initially rejected, it took 42 years before Father’s Day became an official celebration. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day through a presidential proclamation, and in 1972, President Richard Nixon established it as a permanent national observance.
What is the original father’s day?
Her original idea was that the holiday be held on June 5, her father’s birthday. Instead, to provide more time to prepare sermons for the holiday, Dodd proposed that the Father’s Day event be held on J, the third Sunday of the month.
